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Pirates Eyeing Red Sox Relievers

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | September 17, 2012 at 1:45pm CDT

The Pirates have been looking at Boston’s relievers as they aim to add to their bullpen for the final two weeks of the regular season, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (on Twitter). The Pirates, now 73-72, are three games out of a playoff spot. However, they'd have to pass the Brewers and Dodgers then overtake the Cardinals to claim the National League's second Wild Card berth.

Now that rosters have expanded, the Red Sox have a 12-man bullpen. Vicente Padilla is about to hit free agency and could be available in a trade. The other Red Sox relievers are under team control beyond 2012 and might not be as available. The Pirates’ active roster currently includes 18 pitchers, including James McDonald who was recently moved from the rotation to the bullpen.

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  1. MeowMeow

    13 years ago

    Give us more Pedro Ciriacos!

    Reply
    • notsureifsrs

      13 years ago

      ignore this man. give us good players

      Reply
  2. StanleyHudson

    13 years ago

    Padilla for Gerrit Cole. Deal? Deal.

    Reply
  3. ChefR

    13 years ago

    Somebody would want Padilla?

    Reply
    • MeowMeow

      13 years ago

      Padilla’s actually had big stretches of reliability. His main problem has been hits, but with a .374 babip against (career: .299) that’s going to happen. Pirates could bank on that regressing a bit over the last couple weeks?

      Reply
      • User 4245925809

        13 years ago

        He is not going to be around next year anyway that I can see.

        Boston has so many BP options with control beyond 2012 that Padilla is someone that they have no use for at all. They couldn’t even keep Tazawa and Mortenson on the roster all year because of people like padilla and next year with Carpenter healthy, Alex Wilson a FS in the pen at AAA?

        Get something (anything) for Padilla and move on.

        As I see it now, heading into next year they have:

        Miller
        Hill
        Breslow
        Tazawa
        Mortenson
        Bailey
        Carpenter
        Atchisson

        Swingman
        Morales

        And have to figure out what to do with:
        Bard
        Aceves

        Might as well get rid of Padilla now.

        Reply
        • jlasovage

          13 years ago

          Yeah bye super sweaty guy. Bye

          Reply
        • Tko11

          13 years ago

          Aceves will be gone if Valentine stays.

          Reply
        • BoSoXaddict

          13 years ago

          Morales COULD wind up in the rotation next year..

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          • User 4245925809

            13 years ago

            I hope he does. 3 good pitches, even without being stretched out for the rotation was holding his FB at 95-97 75+ pitches into a game?

            He should be in the rotation, showed more than Doubrant IMO and certainly more than bard, who lost 5+mph just starting.

            Reply
            • BoSoXaddict

              13 years ago

              I guess it depends on any offseason SP aquisitions we might make, but I would imagine he’ll be going in to ST competing for the 5th spot..

              Reply
          • Guest 4177

            13 years ago

            No thanks.

            Reply
    • User 4245925809

      13 years ago

      Valentine likes him for some reason, was even using him in high leverage situations while Atch was mowing down the competition, same with Albers before they traded him earlier.

      Guess we found out who Valentine’s “pet” is on the roster. He is of more “use” than francona’s discard pets at least, just not much more.

      Reply
    • Eet Hertz

      13 years ago

      Ironically, Padilla likes Boston a lot. You don’t hear much of that these days.

      Reply
      • GoAwayNow

        13 years ago

        Crazies thrive in chaos, no?

        Reply
    • Cora the Destroya

      13 years ago

      Padilla is so-so. He can sometimes get out of the biggest jams, while other times when bases are empty, he just implodes.

      Reply
  4. jlasovage

    13 years ago

    Aceves…please take him. He could get some solid return plus give pirates control. Plus get a guy out who wants to be out.

    Reply
    • Leonard Washington

      13 years ago

      Naah I say we wait until Valentines gone to see what Aceves wants.

      Reply
      • jlasovage

        13 years ago

        I dont know if BV is going anywhere. Ad much as i hate saying that. Plus bullpen ok. How is aceves going to respond to not being the closer. And does he have starter stuff?

        Reply
        • Leonard Washington

          13 years ago

          I think keeping him on for the role Tito had him in would be ideal. Occasional spot starter, long man, set-up option.

          Reply
          • jlasovage

            13 years ago

            But would he be happy with that. I dont think so. We would just see more outbursts if he was in that role

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            • Cora the Destroya

              13 years ago

              That’s why you have a manager that won’t put him in the game if he whines like a baby.

              Reply
    • Steve Corbett

      13 years ago

      Agreed! Aceves needs a new home, and obviously his ego won’t allow him to remain in Boston unless it’s as closer or a starter. Neither will happen.

      Reply
  5. Huggybear

    13 years ago

    Playoffs!?…. don’t talk about playoffs, I just hope we can finish over .500

    Reply
  6. Lee Taylor

    13 years ago

    Darnell’s brother put up Cy Young numbers in the first half. He’d be a steal if the Sox could land him.

    Reply
    • jlasovage

      13 years ago

      That would be a steal plus. Id give them aceves pkus Padilla for James Mc

      Reply
      • Lee Taylor

        13 years ago

        Yes, out with the bad attitudes, in with the starting rotation of the future.

        Reply
    • davidp-2

      13 years ago

      he is actually Darnells cousin

      Reply
  7. AM

    13 years ago

    Tazawa needs to stay in Boston. He is looking pretty damn good. i guess tommy john was the right move.

    Reply
    • BoSoXaddict

      13 years ago

      Yeah, Tazawa isn’t going anywhere.

      Reply
    • Cora the Destroya

      13 years ago

      I agree, he’s a great addition. I liked him and had high hopes from the start.

      Reply
  8. Chas Spitali

    13 years ago

    Take Aceves for free!!!

    Reply
  9. Baseball Man

    13 years ago

    Trade Padilla to the Pirates even up for Jeff Locke

    Reply
  10. Aggies2424

    13 years ago

    What’s that? Bucket of balls? Sold!!!

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